The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-05

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Secretary Daniels is no novice in the
discharge of duty.
Last Day.
The fourth and last days session of the
State Medical association was called to
order by President Knott at half past
8 o'clock yesterday morning, and
proved to be one of the liveliest periods
of the whole session.
DIR. j. d. Osborne was requested to act
as temporary secretary, and on motion
the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
DR.. Osborne, for the committee, on the
presidents message, submitted report
adopting and approving all the recon-
mendations contained in the message.
DIR. Tally submitted report for the
committee on constitution and by laws,
which, on motion of DR.. Osborne, was
ordered to be printed and made the
special order for the first day of the next
session. The committee was continued
until that time.
The committee on nominations sub
mitted the following report
For president, Samuel r. Burroughs, of
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Knox, of Houston; for second vice-presi-
dent, A. M. Douglass of Hill county; for
third vice. president, A. A. Terhune of
Jefferson; for secretary, f. E. Daniel, of
Austin; for treasurer, j. clarendon, of
Houston.
Members of the judicial Council-Drs.
p. @. Coleman, r. Rutherford, Marshal
Knox and r. @. Nittles.
Section on Practice of Medicine, Ma
terra Medica and Pathology-Dr. O. M.
Ramsdell, chairman.
Section on Obstetrics and Diseases of
Children-Dr. j. j. Dial, chairman.
Section on Surgery and Anatomy-Dr.
A, w. Fly, chairman.
Section on Medical Jurisprudence,
Chemistry and Psychology-Dr II. A.
West, chairman.
Section on State Medicine and Public
Hygiene-Dr. R. M. Swearingen, chair
man.
Section on Syn@cology-Dr. G. W..
Christian, chairman.
Section on Opthalmology and Otology
DR.. B. A. Pope, chairman.
Section on Dermeatology and Medical
Botany-Dr. H. W. Dudley, chairman.
Section on Electro therapeutics r,
W. Knox, chairman.
Committee on publications.. L. Dan
iel, R. M. Swearingen, ]. W. Mclaughlin.
Delegates to the Texas State Pharma-
ceutical association-R. B. White, II. l..
Taylor and Taylor Hudson.
Committee on collective evidences of
diseases-Drs. George Cupples, E. j..
Beall, j. M. Pace, B. f. Fades, d. f. Stew
art and A. G. Clopton.
Corresponding delegate to the Nebraska
State Medical association-Dr. r. p.
Tally.
Committee on arrangements-Dr. j. f.
Y. Paine, of Galveston; who is authorized
to name the other members.
Committee on prize essays-Drs. A. ".
Doak, r. g. Tucker, j. @. Jones, s. Il.
Starkey, 7. P. Davis.
Delegates to the International Medical
congress- B. F. Kingsley, g. G.: Watts,
George Cupples, Eugene Clark, G. w.
hristian, A. @. White, John @. Jones, r.
t. Knox, j. w. Oarbart, o. Eastland, j.
E. Clark, j. Il. Field, A. G. Pendleton, j.
r. johnson, W. j. Evans, H. A. West, w.
e. Jameson, @. G. Black, M. A. Taylor, Il.
r. Martin, 7. I'll. Mott, j. Il. Y. Paine, j.
w. Mclaughlin, d. G. Jones, j. j. Wilson,
R. M. Swearingen, f. e. Daniel j. M.
Pace, II. II. Darr, L. j. Turpin.
Committee on revision of constitution
and by-laws-Drs. r. p. Talley, j. B.
Fitzgerald and Q. q. Smith.
Place of next meeting-Galveston
Delegates to the American Medical as
sociation-Drs. j. M. Pace, j. 7. Wilson,
j. @. Jones, A. G. Pendleton, j. r. John
son, R. Rutherford, d. d. Blake, j. f. Y.
Paine, e. M. Rabb, W. p. Burt, j. W. Car
hart, @. G. Black, j. H. Sears, A. w. Fly,
j. d. Osborne, j. T. Mays r. H. Harrison,
M. A. Taylor, F. r. Martin, r. M.
Swearingen and f. e. Daniel.
Delegates to Missouri State Medical
association-W. p. Burts, A. II. McCord,
W. Stiler, A. g. Clopton, f. w. Connerly,
II. L. Parsons, A. p. Brown, j. w. Gulick,
f. M. Hicks.
Special committee on neurology
A. r. Fitzpatrick, j. j. Williamson, B. +.
Eads and l.. B. Creath.
DR.. Tally moved that all papers with
reference to the State Board of Health
and the committee on legislation be re-
ferred to the publishing committee.
Adopted.
DIR. j. II. Smith moved that all papers
that had not been read, be referred to
the publishing committee. Adopted.
DR.. Tally moved that the report of the
committee on prize essay, be read and
called on chairman Osborne for his re-
port. DIR. Osborne reported that no pa
pers had been sent in and consequently
he had no report to make. DR.. Sears
moved that the committee on prize essay
he discharged with thanks, and a new
committee appointed. Carried.
Dr. j. f. Y. Paine moved that the able
and exhaustive address of DR.. Wooten
delivered Thursday evening, be referred
to the publishing committee with in.
structions to print in the Transactions.
DR.. Cummings made a point of order
that the address had already been pub
lished In the report of the board of Uni
versity regents.
DR.. Cummings point of order was over
ruled and the motion of DR.. Paine was
adopted.
The report of the judicial council, in the
case of DIR. Lott, was next called up. DIR.
Lott spoke vigorously on what he claimed
had been unjust treatment to him by the
judicial council. He said that his efforts
to settle the difficulty by arbitration, were
rejected by DR.. Client, and he had no
other course than the one he had pursued.
He said that letters, which he had, to sus-.
tain the charges he had made, were re-
iected nv tho counciI